FAN SHOW REVIEWS


THE RED DEVIL LOUNGE : AUGUST 8, 2004

...Your songs will definitely live on, your album (the one that I have at least) is incredible and I know you have affected many. I mean every single one of us at The Red Devil would show for another show, even if we weren't on the clock. We were inspired by you. Bands that rock like you rock, make our lives in the rock n roll business worthwhile...

Sarah Aldinger - www.jaysieganpresents.com

you guys are, now were truely one of my favorite bands. is see alot of shit come throught this city. the night when you guys got on the stage around midnight at your first viv and a sham show, to a room of around 12 people i thought damn this is going to be another loud shitty band. my mind was quickly changed from the first song you guys launched into making me an instant fan. you were the real deal!. we at the red devil really wanted to do whatever we could to help with AHL's career and were looking forward to what was gonna come out of the studio. me myself, if i was a rich man i certainly would have put money down for ya guys in a second. damn this just sucks...

teddi dean bennett

PORTLAND MERCURY : MARCH 25, 2004

American Hit List isn't a typical rock band, replete with macho singing, psychedelic freak outs, and guitaring that makes you want to drink beer and smoke cigarettes. I can vouch for AHL's skill, however, which is considerable--check those guitar solos--and trumps most typical rock bands you see lumbering about.

by Katie Shimer


PRESS RELEASE : FEBRUARY 21, 2004

American Hit List, Portland's own fearless foursome of rock is back with their sophomore album "Rock n Roll Imperialism" delivering instantly the comprehensible, inherently egocentric rock n roll that has been absent in town for years. With songs that conjure up images of 70's retro-rock kings such as The Stones, Golden Earring, CCR & Led Zeppelin, AxHxLx is the second-coming of the greatest rock era ever . Many of the songs from their previous album "Black River Falls" have recieved radio play throughout Oregon, including four songs that aired on MTV in 2002. On stage a pompous, meliflous performance merges with the purple haze of dizzying stage antics in a whiskey swill'n rock n roll show that makes one feel like a Pentecostal in a bible-belt revival tent. Come to the Mt. Tabor Theatre on February 21st and see a rock show that reminds us that rock n roll actually has a specific definition, and whatever that definition is, American Hit List has found it.


ROGUE RIVER PRESS : FEBRUARY 7, 2004


WILLAMETTE WEEK : FEBRUARY 19, 2003

Portland's American Hit List may seem obsessed with the sounds of classic AOR radio favorites like CCR, Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top and Golden Earring, but it's catchy choruses and hooky riffs sound ready to climb the charts of the current g-g-generation. The quartet began in Eugene, while it's members were hitting the books. Its following grew, songs made Oregon radio and MTV recently licensed recordings for its ever-popular show The Real World. We can say we knew AHL way back when.

by Dave Clifford


WILLAMETTE WEEK

...you're much more mellifluous than even the latest QOTSA songs. More like '70 power-pop almost...not quite Alex Chilton, but sort of along those lines, with a '90s alternative pop sensibility...

by John Graham


CORVALLISLIVE.COM : SEPTEMBER 2002 - FOX & FIRKIN

Do not miss this show. Rock in Corvallis has never been this right. The vocals from the drummer pull this band together. Classic hair front man that crossing Jim Morrison with Richard Gear struts, controlled the stage with more raw primal energy than Corvallis has seen in a long time. Co-Fronting lead guitarist nailed every note while head banging beyond Fox & Firkin's known limits.

by The Regular Guy


ROSS & THE HELLPETS : MARCH 11, 2001 - SATYRICON

Last up was a band called American Hit List. These guys rocked my socks off, figuratively speaking. Their songs were tight, their stage presence was undeniable and their antics were marvelously goofy. It was the third pleasant surprise of the night (yes, I was pleasantly surprised by us too). The lead guitarist, for instance, was all over the place with unbridled wackiness. My favorite moment was when he unplugged his guitar and made percussive amp noise by grounding his guitar cord on his tongue. I think these guys are from Eugene, OR, but I haven't been able to find much info about them on the internet. If you're a fan of high-energy rock entertainment, I would suggest you go check them out.

by Ross Beach



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